The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Sunday, said the country was almost comatose when President Bola Tinubu came into power.
Abiodun disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
However, the Governor expressed optimism that Nigeria would be better off in the long run.
He pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with the Tinubu government.
“The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has been very bold and audacious,” he said.
“They’ve taken the bull by the horns. They’ve done what no government has done in the history of Nigeria.
“But knowing fully well, they either did that then or the country would be brought to its knees.
“Like they said, there can’t be any gain without pain. He has inherited an administration that was almost comatose.”
“President Tinubu has been able to do what no president has ever been able to do in the history of Nigeria.
“President Tinubu deregulated the petroleum industry to save Nigerians.”
“We are very hopeful and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
The governor, however, urged Nigerians to be patient with the President, saying he is confident in the Tinubu-led administration to tackle the challenges facing the country.
He added, “You know our President, besides being a former governor and a senator, he is also an accountant.
“So, he is someone who is very spot on and all hands are on deck to turn this economy around. We are very hopeful and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
